Where does “خوفناک” come from?

خوفناک (Persian) comes from Persian خوف, from Arabic خَوْف.

خوفناک (Persian): scary; horrific

Definitions

  1. scary; horrific

Ancestry of “خوفناک”, step by step

خوفناک traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خوف

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخوفfear
2Arabicخَوْف

via Persian ـناک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـناکpolluted with
Every word from Arabic خَوْف